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Hero of the People

Perspectives | Turkmenistan forgets Memory Day

As the government rewrites history to avoid mentioning a Russian atrocity, Turkmen are taking their reminiscences online.
Oguljamal Yazliyeva Jan 12, 2023
Red Roof Bishkek

Kyrgyzstan: The exiled Russians offering a Red Roof haven

Part of the mission is to ensure that Russians engage constructively with people in their new home.
Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Nov 18, 2022
Volunteers from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine participate in the harvest (photos by Giorgi Lomsadze)

Georgia’s most heavily guarded wine

The legendary semi-sweet Khvanchkara is an international brand – and used to be an easy target for counterfeiters. Now the police are stepping in.
Giorgi Lomsadze Oct 27, 2022
SpongeBob SharshyShalbar (Loren Javier/Flickr/CC)

Kazakh-language film content makes progress against Russian headwinds

One explanation for the continued dominance of Russian lies in Kazakhstan’s rural-urban divide.
Almaz Kumenov Jun 23, 2022
Ogonyok

Azerbaijanis trying to flee Russia forced to wait at closed border

Labor migrants are attempting to leave Russia as their jobs have been hit by sanctions. But they can’t cross the border into Azerbaijan, which has remained closed since the beginning of the pandemic.
Heydar Isayev Mar 22, 2022
Abdurozik appearing in Morgenshtern’s music video

Tajikistan: Little person’s bigtime courts controversy

A charismatic, handicapped singer has gone viral, triggering appearances with Russian superstars and a member of the ruling family.
Dec 13, 2021
Kazakh textbooks as seen on the open university portal.

Kazakhstan: 100 famed textbooks translated into Kazakh

The project is intended to partially bridge the language knowledge gap with Russian.
Almaz Kumenov Sep 23, 2021
woman carrying water

Turkmenistan: Water mess

While clumsy on COVID-19, Turkmenistan is being more sure-footed, or consistent at least, on the Afghanistan front. Plus, unsustainable agriculture. Our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Sep 7, 2021
Turkmenistan ambulances

Turkmenistan: Sins of commission

The government signals it is taking COVID a bit more seriously, without admitting the virus is running rampant. And Ashgabat gets down to business with the Taliban. This and more in our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Aug 31, 2021
Turkmen Navy

Turkmenistan: Out at sea

With the Taliban at the border, the president heads in the other direction to oversee defense operations on the Caspian Sea. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Aug 17, 2021
Bromide bros (Tajikistan presidential administration)

Turkmenistan: Trading places

That Central Asia's presidents seemed to enjoy themselves together was itself a breakthrough. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Aug 10, 2021
What’s the deal? (Kyrgyzstan presidential administration)

Turkmenistan: Putting on a show

Will Turkmenistan come to Kyrgyzstan’s rescue?
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Jun 29, 2021
Sputnik V

Uzbeks weigh vaccines: Russian vs. Chinese

Vaccine hesitancy in Uzbekistan is high, bred by social media conspiracies that seem credible in a country without accountable authorities.
Ezoza Yakvalkhodjieva Jun 2, 2021
Manizha (Instagram)

Tajikistan: Eurovision act strikes a chord in her native land

But Russians are more ambivalent about having a Tajik-born singer represent them at the song contest.
Kamila Ibragimova May 13, 2021
Despite the online registration and appointment system, patients had to fill out application forms at check-in. (Almaz Kumenov)

Kazakhstan: A diary from a vaccination

Our Kazakhstan correspondent describes the waiting, the bureaucracy, and the anticlimax of getting his Sputnik V jab in Almaty.
Almaz Kumenov Apr 22, 2021

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